SVC syndrome – Emergency Medicine Ireland

Oncologic Emergencies

24 May

As adapted from a recent local teaching session I prepared. As a broad topic it appears as a common textbook chapter in EM textbooks and there’s a number of nice #FOAMed posts on the topic (referenced below) Neutropenic Sepsis The … Read More »

Tasty Morsels of EM 069 – SVC Syndrome

29 May

This is uncommon, not something you’re going to be diagnosing or even suspecting on a day to basis. Two main causes malignancy 80% thrombosis 20% For malignancy think right sided lung and mediastinal masses. Anything that can compress the SVC as … Read More »